LBJ's 1968: Power, Politics, and the Presidency in America's Year of Upheaval

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1968 was an unprecedented year in terms of upheaval on numerous scales: political, military, economic, social, cultural. In the United States, perhaps no one was more undone by the events of 1968 than President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Kyle Longley leads his readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of what Johnson characterized as the 'year of a continuous nightmare'. Longley explores how LBJ perceived the most significant events of 1968, including the Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr and Robert Kennedy, and the violent Democratic National Convention in Chicago. His responses to the crises were sometimes effective but often tragic, and LBJ's refusal to seek re-election underscores his recognition of the challenges facing the country in 1968. As much a biography of a single year as it is of LBJ, LBJ's 1968 vividly captures the tumult that dominated the headlines on a local and global level. Cover Half-title Title page Copyright information Dedication Table of contents List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 A Nation on the Brink: The State of the Union Address, January 1968 Chapter 2 Those Dirty Bastards, Are They Trying to Embarrass Us? The Pueblo Incident, January–December 1968 Chapter 3 Tet: A Very Near Thing, January–March 1968 Chapter 4 As a Result, I Will Not Seek Reelection: The March 31, 1968 Speech Chapter 5 The Days the Earth Stood Still: The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 1968 Chapter 6 He Hated Him, but He Loved Him: The Assassination of Robert Kennedy, June 1968 Chapter 7 The Big Stumble: The Fortas Affair, June–October 1968 Chapter 8 The Tanks Are Rolling: Czechoslovakia Crushed, August 1968 Chapter 9 The Perfect Disaster: The Democratic National Convention, August 1968 Chapter 10 Is This Treason?: The October Surprise that Wasn’t, October–November 1968 Chapter 11 The Last Dance, January 1969 Conclusion Glossary of Participants Notes Introduction Chapter 1: A Nation on the Brink Chapter 2: Those Dirty Bastards, Are They Trying to Embarrass Us? The Pueblo Incident, January–December 1968 Chapter 3: Tet Chapter 4: As a Result, I Will Not Seek Reelection Chapter 5: The Days the Earth Stood Still Chapter 6: He Hated Him, but He Loved Him Chapter 7: The Big Stumble Chapter 8: The Tanks Are Rolling Chapter 9: The Perfect Disaster Chapter 10: Is This Treason? Chapter 11: The Last Dance, January 1969 Conclusion Bibliography Interviews by the Author Telephone Interviews by the Author Memoirs Oral History Collections Government Documents Books Articles and Essays Newspapers Index